Hog oiler



Patentedl .lune 23, 1925.

E .ELIVIER-- CLEMENTS',' 0F tBIVEERTON; ANEBRQASKIL nos.' orma.

Application fneaaprn 1, 19,24@ serial No. 703,435.

To all whom t may concern.'

'13e it knownthat l, Emme CLn-irnNTs, acitizen 'of 'the United States, residing at Riverton, in the Y county, ofV Franklin and State of Nebraska, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements inVy HogOilers, of which the folloavino` is a specification, reference' beingV had to the' accompanying lrawings. i i n, v

rFhis intention *relates` to' hog Oilers, and particularly to that type of'hog' oiler lin which an o'il containerfisused;'the-oil container being surrounded by protected absorbent pad and receiving-oilf'roniLthe container, the heg rubbing against the` absorb ent pad and thereby oilingijhimself.

One et the objects vof the invention, is to provide a very simply operated ldevice of this character Whichinay be cheaply made, cheaply installed, and which has been found to be very effective in use. f

A further object is to provide a device. of this character so constructed that the hog in rubbing against the outer sheath or covering of the oiler Will compress the absorbi ent material and thereby cause oil to eXude therefrom onto the hide of the hog.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character with a self-contained reservoir and a float valve controlling the flow of oil from the reservoir to the container.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, Whereinz f Figure 1 is an elevation of a hog oiler constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical diametrical sectional View through the oiler;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figure 2, 10 designates a cylindrical container which is supported upon the legs 11 and supporting a pan 12 which is longer than the diameter of the container. The container is closed by a coverl. Disposed Within the container is a reservoir 14 supported in any suitable manner, as by the embracing band 15, this reservoir havingv a discharge opening 16 provided With a valve 17 controlled by a float lever 18 having a float 19 resting upon the surface of the oil Within the container.r Obviously as the oil is usedup from the container, the float closes.y

Willldrop and lift the valve 17 and allow more oil toV enter, until the predetermined level. is yagain reached, when the-.valve 17 60 I Exterior tothe container there is provided a relatively thicklayerfof sheeps Wool or other absorbent material,designated 2.0, the container at its lowerend having openings 21 to permittlie contents of the container to 65 pass out isfitofthe sheeps Wool and" be absorbed thereby. 'The' capillary attraction of `the VWool fibers will cause the oilto mount Within "the lay-er y2OI so that the entire layerV will be saturated with-.oil or other .liquid or semi-liquid material. Exterior 'to the librons layer V'2O isa sheath or jacket 22, preferably of rubber, though this jacket might be made of any other somewhatf flexible material, and exterior to the jza'cketthereis a layer of Wire netting 23. The jacket is provided With a plurality of openings 24 Which, as illustrated, are disposed at the middle of the jacket and the jacket is laced along its meeting edges by means of the lacing 25. The meeting edges of the Wire mesh 23 may be connected to each other in any suitable manner provided the Wire mesh fits the jacket snugly. In the use of this device, oil is filled into the interior of the container and into the reservo-ir 14 and is absorbed by the fibrous layer 20. The Wire netting forms a rough surface against which the hog or other animal will like to rub and scratch himself and, therefore, the hog will rub against the Wire netting and this Will cause the rubber to pressv inward upon the iibrous layer 2O and cause the oil or other liquid to eXude therefrom through the openings 24. This exudation of the liquid through these openings 24 will very shortly cover the Wire netting With an oily film, the capillary attraction between the Wires themselves and between the Wire netting and the rubber covering acting to coat the exterior of the rubber with oil and thus thev oil will be applied to the hog. While the pressure of the hog against the rubber covering and Wire netting Will cause the compression of the fibrous layer and the exudation of the liquid therefrom, when the pressure is relieved the fibers have a tendency to spring apart again and this causes the fibers toabsorbmore oil from the container through the holes 21. By providing a reservoir with a float valve, too great a head Within the container is prevented, which head would tend to cause the oil to pass out through the openings and drip down onto the pan l2. However, the pan is so disposed as to catch any drippings and thus prevent any waste of oil. rI`his pan 12 also constitutes a rubber against which the hogs may rub, and to this end it has a width preferably at least equal to the diameter of the container but projects some eighteen inches beyond the container at its opposite ends.

While I have illustrated a certain detailed construction and arranged of parts, I do not Wish to be limited thereto as it is obvious that many changes might be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim l. A hog oiler of the character described comprising a container having perforations, an absorbent layer exterior to the container and with which the perforations communicate, a lexible' jacket exterior to the absorbent layer and having apertures, and an outer jacket of reticulated material, the flexible jacket having openings discharging upon this outer jacket.

2. A hog oiler of the character described comprising a container adapted to vcontain oil and having apertures adjacent its lower end, an outer layer of fibrous material with which the apertures communicate, a jacket of flexible material surrounding the brous layer and having apertures, and anvouter jacket of wire netting closely surrounding the inner jacket.

3. A hog oiler of the character described comprising a container having apertures adjacent its lower end, an outer layer of fibrous material, and a flexible jacket closely surrounding the outer layer and having apertures disposed above the first named apertures, and an outer jacket of wire netting.

4f. A hog oiler of the character described comprising a container, avreservoir mounted within the container and having an aperture discharging therein, an upwardly opening valve normally closing the aperture, and a loat operatively connected to the valve and acted upon by the liquid in the container and controlling discharge from the reservoir, there being a layer of fibrous material exterior to the container, the container having apertures communicating therewith.

In testimony whereol I hereunto affix my signature.

ELMER R. CLEMENTS. 

